Enrollment
294
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039000495
KELSEY L. PHARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
2000 NW 46TH ST, MIAMI, FL 33142 · (305) 633-0429 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL294 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
190 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
KELSEY L. PHARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→GEORGIA JONES AYERS MIDDLE SCHOOL
Based on published attendance-zone data from MIAMI-DADE. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
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FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
53.7%
FL avg 56.7% . +15.1pp since 2023
Math
75.5%
FL avg 58.9% . +11.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 15 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
54.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
294
-62 (-17%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 13.7:1
% White
0%
was 1%
% Hispanic
67%
was 47%
% Black
33%
was 51%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About KELSEY L. PHARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
KELSEY L. PHARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school of modestly sized scale in MIAMI, Florida, operated by MIAMI-DADE, educateing 294 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 51% smaller than typical.
Within MIAMI-DADE, which oversees 527 schools and 335,685 students, KELSEY L. PHARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.
For racial and ethnic makeup, KELSEY L. PHARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that 67% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 33% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Miami-Dade County as a whole.
On the resource side, The school employs 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 65% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Miami-Dade County's rate of about 48%.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, KELSEY L. PHARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.8%, the actual is 54.4%, a residual of +5.7 points.
In the broader community, community-level numbers for Miami-Dade County indicate the typical household earns roughly $71,753 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Miami-Dade County runs 561 public schools (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students), of which KELSEY L. PHARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.
EARLINGTON HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around KELSEY L. PHARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, KELSEY L. PHARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 39.8%.
KELSEY L. PHARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a residential location.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at KELSEY L. PHARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has decreased 17%, going from 356 students in 2018 to 294 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 47% to 67% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 17.3:1 today.
Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the KELSEY L. PHARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Miami-Dade County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,738,356
Census ACS
Median income
$71,753
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
561
335,817 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MIAMI-DADE
- JOHN A. FERGUSON SENIOR HIGHHigh · 4,291 students
- CORAL REEF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,399 students
- SOUTH DADE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,382 students
- MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,100 students
- HIALEAH GARDENS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,009 students
- BARBARA GOLEMAN SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,973 students
Other schools in MIAMI
- JOHN A. FERGUSON SENIOR HIGHHigh · 4,291 students
- CORAL REEF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,399 students
- MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,100 students
- MIAMI PALMETTO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,618 students
- SOUTHWEST MIAMI SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,599 students
- G. HOLMES BRADDOCK SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,291 students
Nearby schools
- EARLINGTON HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 371
- MIAMI JACKSON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.4 mi · 1,213
- BROWNSVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL0.4 mi · 477
- AGENORIA S PASCHAL/OLINDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 296
- GEORGIA JONES AYERS MIDDLE SCHOOL0.7 mi · 448
- PACE CENTER FOR GIRLS0.8 mi · 36
Frequently asked questions
About KELSEY L. PHARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at KELSEY L. PHARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
KELSEY L. PHARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 294 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does KELSEY L. PHARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
KELSEY L. PHARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at KELSEY L. PHARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at KELSEY L. PHARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 17.3:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at KELSEY L. PHARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at KELSEY L. PHARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 0% White, 67% Hispanic, 33% Black.
Who oversees KELSEY L. PHARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
KELSEY L. PHARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by MIAMI-DADE in Miami-Dade County.
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